Stand attachment for bicycles



(No Model.)

E. S. BISHOP. STAND ATTACHMENT FOR BIGYGLES.

No. 513,870. Patented Jan. 30, 1894.

A TTORNEYS.

' of which the following is a full, clear, and ex- TAT-ES ATENT FFlQE.

ELIHU S. BISHOP, OF MILTON-ON-TI-IE-HUDSON, NEW YORK.

STAN D ATTACHMENT FOR BICYCLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 513,870, dated January 30, 1894.

Application filed August 16, 1892.

To 00% whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIHU S. BISHOP, of lVhlton-on-the-Hudson, in the county of Ulster and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Stand Attachment for Bicycles,

act description.

My invention relates to a stand attachment for bicycles, and has for its object to provide a device capable of being conveniently and expeditiously applied to the frame of abicycle, and which when applied will not in the least interfere with the operation of the wheel or with the movement of the rider.

A further object of the invention is to provide a stand attachment which when not in use maybe folded up out of the way, and conveniently and expeditiously carried down to an engagement with the ground to support the wheel when not in use.

Another feature of the invention is to construct the attachment in such .way that the leg may be given an outward inclination so as to act as a brace as well as a support for the wheel, and to provide the attachment with a brake which will be applied to the tire of one of the wheels when the attachment is brought into working position.

Afurther feature of the invention is to provide a means whereby the leg maybe locked in its standing position, and whereby also the moment that the lock is relieved from the leg and the bottom of the leg is carried out of engagement with the ground, the leg will be automatically carried to an essentially horizontal position, which is the position it occupies when not in use.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter'fully set forth and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, formingapart of this specification, in which similar figures and letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the rear Wheel of the bicycle, the frame at that part, a portion of the treadle'shaft, and the attachment applied to the frame, the leg of the attachment being shown in dotted lines in its folded position. Fig. 2 is a front enlarged Serial No. 443,204.. (No model.)

elevation of the upper portion of the attachment. Fig. 3 is an edge view of the attachment; and Fig. 4 is a plan view thereof.

In the construction of the attachment two brackets A and A are employed, and each of these brackets consists preferably of two parallel members a and a. The opposing faces of the members of the brackets are recessed transversely, as shown at 10 in Fig. 3, to receive the frame 11 of the bicycle to which the attachment is to be applied, and the two members of the bracket are carried in direction of one another or away from each other through the medium of set or adjusting screws 12 of any approved character, or like devices. Between the rear membersa of the brackets a block 13, is pivoted, the pivot points 14 of the block being at its sides, and they enter the brackets as shown in Fig. 2. The block extends'downward below the brackets, and by reason of its pivotal connection with the rear members of said brackets the block may be moved in direction of either side of the machine to which the attachment is applied. The lateral movement of the block need not be great, and it is limited by means of stop mechanism of any approved construction, one form of which stop mechanism is shown in Fig. 4, in which the inner edge of the rear member a of one of the brackets, the bracket A, for example, is provided at its lower end with cars 15, as is likewise shown in Fig. 2,

and the space between the ears is wide enough to permit the block to have a certain amount of lateral play. Upon the back of the block, at or near the center thereof, the upper end of a leg 16, is pivotally attached, and the said leg upon one side at or near its extreme upper end, is provided with a curved or hook shaped horizontally located brake shoe 17, said brake shoe being adapted to engage with the tire of the wheel of the bicycle, as illustrated in Fig. 1, when the leg is in its vertical or standing position. The brake shoe 17, stands at a right angle to the leg, and consequently when the leg is carried to a, horizontal position, which is its normal position, the brake shoe will be out of engagement with the tire and the wheel may freely re volve. It is necessary only that thebrake shoe should bear against the tire with suflicient force to prevent the wheel turning when the bicycle is at rest, and consequently the brake shoe need not be very large or very heavy. The leg is normally held in somewhat of a horizontal position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, by means of a spring 18, which spring is secured at one end to the leg below its pivot point, and the opposite end of the spring is attached to the upper end of one of the brackets, the bracket A, for example, as shown in Fig. 2. This spring maybe of any desired character. Ordinarily, however, a spiral spring is employed, and in order that the spring may work freely one side edge of the leg, at the body portion thereof, is beveled as shown at 19 in Fig. 4, the beveled surface being that over which the spring extends, and the leg is limited in its upward movement by means of a pin 20, secured to the inner member of one of the brackets, and the downward movement of the leg is limited by engaging with a pin 21, which is secured to the end of the block 13, as shown in Fig. 3.

It is necessary that some form of locking device should be employed to maintain the leg in its vertical or lower position, as the tendency of the spring 19 is to elevate the leg. One form of locking device is shown in the drawings, and consists of a rod 22, pivoted at one of its ends to the frame of the machine at that portion to which the device is to be applied, and the other or free end of this rod is adapted to engage a keeper 23, located upon the outer face of the leg; this keeper in the drawings is shown as of stud form, while the free end of the rod, which may be denominated a latch rod, is provided with an eye to engage with the stud.

In operation, the brackets are clamped to the horizontal member 11 of the frame of the bicycle, preferably that member which is located at one side of the rear wheel, that is, upon the side of the wheel opposite that at which the driving chain is located. When the device is not in use the leg is carried by the spring 19 to an upper position from the ground, as shown in Fig. 1; and when it is required to support the bicycle upon the road, or at any other point,the legis carried down 'to a vertical position by hand or foot pressure; it is then carried laterally outward, its connection with the pivoted block 13,admitting of that movement, and thus the leg will stand at an angle less than a right angle to the ground, and will have a diagonal or inclined position with respect to the machine. The latch rod 22, is then engaged with the keeper of the leg and the latter is maintained in its supporting position. When in this position the leg will serve to hold the machine upright independent of any other support until the machineis required for use. The very moment that the leg is carried to its supporting position the brake shoe 17, is carried to a firm engagement with the tire of the driving Wheel, preventing the wheel from turning. As has been heretofore stated the brake is so located upon the leg that when the leg is carried to its sustaining position the brake is brought automatically in contact with the driving wheel; but when the leg is carried to its upright or horizontal position the brake is automatically released from the wheel.

I desire it to be understood that the leg may be made adjustable in length, as, for example, it may be made of a series of sliding sections having suitable set screws applied.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- I 1. A stand attachment for bicycles, consisting of brackets for attachment to the frame of a bicycle, a block located between the brackets, a leg pivoted to the block, a spring normally exerting an upward tension upon the leg, and a locking device for maintaining the leg in an essentially upright position, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A stand attachment for bicycles, consisting of brackets adapted for attachment to a frame of a bicycle, a block pivoted between the brackets and having limited lateral or side movement, a spring-controlled leg pivotally attached to the block, the spring normally exerting an upward tension upon the leg, a brake shoe carried by the leg, and a locking mechanism for engagement with the leg, as and for the purpose specified.

3. A stand attachment for bicycles, the same consisting of brackets adapted for attachment to the bicycle frame, a spring-controlled leg having pivotal connection with the brackets, the leg being capable of movement from a vertical to a horizontal position and capable likewise of a movement to and from the sides of the brackets,a brake shoe carried by the leg, and a locking device adapted for engagement with the leg, substantially as specified.

ELIIIU BISHOP. Witnesses:

J. FRED AOKER, EDGAR TATE. 

